City of Sacramento and Midtown Association want to see Winn Park transformed

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Updated: 11:44 PM PDT Jun 6, 2017

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WEBVTT PARK IN SACRAMENTO.MAX REGULUS -- MAX RESNIK SHOWSUS HOW THE CITY PLANS TO GETTHERE.MAX: IT'S BEEN AN 28TH AND PSTREETS FOR DECADES.QUITE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND THEPARK OR PEOPLE TAKE THEIR DOGSTHERE.OCCASIONALLY, WE SEE PARENTS ORKIDS PRACTICING SOCCER BASEBALL.MAX: FOR A PART TURNING 100 THISYEAR, THERE IS IT MUCH TOCELEBRATE.>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMMUNITYEVENTS THAT HAPPEN THERE.MAX: THE MIDTOWN ASSOCIATIONSAYS WINN PARK HASN'T HOSTED APERMANENT EVENT IN 10 YEARS.IT IS A START COMPLEX --CONTRAST WHEN THE BUILDING WASBUILT 30 YEARS AGO.>> IT WAS ORIGINALLY THE FIREDISPATCH CENTER FOR THE ENTIRECITY.WE HOPE, IF IT BECOMES ARESTAURANT OR SOMEENTERTAINMENT, WE PICTURE THAT ABEAUTIFUL AREA BEHIND THE BAR ORIN THEFOYER WHEN YOU COME INTOTHE -- BEHIND THE BAR OR A THEFOYER WHEN YOU COME INTO THEBUILDING.>> WE WILL BE MAKING A SIMILARINVESTMENT, ESPECIALLYADDRESSING THE ADA ISSUES WITHTHE HISTORIC BUILDING, AND MAKESURE THAT IT MAINTAINS THEHISTORIC INTEGRITY.MAX: IS THE KIND OF THING THATMARIAH ARCHULETA HAS BEENLOOKING FOR.>> AT LEAST GIVE US SOME MOREHISTORY ON WHY THIS BUILDING ISHERE.MAX: THE DEADLINE FOR INTERESTED

How Sacramento plans to revamp Midtown’s quietest park

City of Sacramento and Midtown Association want to see Winn Park transformed

Much like it did with the reinvention of Cesar Chavez Park with the addition of a local restaurant, the City of Sacramento wants to see Albert Winn Park revitalized.

In its June newsletter, the Midtown Association described historic Winn Park, located between 27th and 28th streets and P and Q streets, as “dormant.”

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Compared to Midtown peer Fremont Park, you could say it’s the proper adjective.

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City of Sacramento is fielding letters of interest for revamping Winn Park

Approach is similar to what it did with Cesar Chavez Park

Deadline for applications is June 19

“As an example, Fremont Park, that’s located on 16th Street, has over 50 special events per year," Midtown Association Executive Director Emily Baime Michaels said. "In the last 10 years, there hasn’t been a single special event permit here in Winn Park."

Michaels and the City of Sacramento want to change that, and it begins with fielding letters of interest from the local small business and hospitality vendors.

It’s similar to the approach the city took when it solicited a restaurant for Cesar Chavez Park, which ultimately became La Cosecha.

“They'll be making a similar investment here, especially addressing some of the ADA issues that come with a historic building and really keeping an eye to make sure that whatever goes in does respect the historic integrity of what's inside the building and the needs of the community as well,” Michaels said.

The building Michaels referred to is positioned in the center of the park.

Built 80 years ago, it once served as the City Fire Alarm Station, a dispatch center for emergency fire calls in the city. Here are four things to know about the historic fire dispatch center:

It was built in 1937 as an economic booster in the post-depression under the Works Progress Administration (WPA)

The building's architecture style is Art Deco

Members of the City of Sacramento’s information technology department worked there until 2005

Much of the original hardware still exists

“The hardware is still completely intact that has the dispatch system," she said. "So, we sure hope that if it becomes a restaurant or some sort of entertainment use, we picture that being the beautiful area behind the bar or maybe somewhere beautiful right in the foyer when you come into the building."

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Fire dispatch hardware inside Winn Park building

The park’s playground could also get an upgrade in any potential deal, which Michaels said could be in the millions of dollars given the updates needed to the old dispatch center.

Applicants have until June 19 to submit proposals.

According to the application, the city is willing to consider a 10-year lease for a tenant based on the amount of improvements the tenant is willing to make.

Additionally, the American Institute of Architects is having a design competition, also with a June 19 deadline.